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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. /Q- <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 16, 1999 <br />SUBJECT: Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Update <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: YES: NO: X <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT: YES: NO: X <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharron Siler <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: ext. 2300 <br />Hillsborough -732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill -968-4501 <br />Durham -688-7331 <br />Mebane -227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To update the Boazd on the status of the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council <br />BACKGROUND: In response to the Juvenile Justice Reform Bill, it has become necessary for the <br />current Youth Services Advisory Commission (YSAC) to prepaze for transition to the newly <br />established Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC). Duties and responsibilities of the council <br />will be similaz to, in some ways, and exceed in others, that of the YSAC. Such duties and <br />responsibilities include: <br />• assessing the needs of juveniles in the community; <br />• evaluating current services and programs to juveniles; <br />• increasing public awazeness; <br />• developing strategies for intervention; <br />• administering funds for treatment services to juveniles and families; and <br />• planning for permanent funding of delinquency prevention services. <br />With a few exceptions, membership of the Council (as designated in Senate Bill 1260) is similaz to <br />that of the Criminal Justice Partnership Program (CJPP) Advisory Boazd. At their December <br />meeting, the YSAC agreed to pursue collaborative efforts with the local CJPP boazd. As a part of the <br />January 20`~ meeting of the Orange-Chatham CJPP Advisory Board, the boazd decided to develop <br />options to establish a Criminal Justice-Advisory Boazd. This proposed boazd would expand its <br />mission to review issues pertaining to criminal justice, including administration of CJPP and JCPC <br />programs. A subcommittee has been formed to report its findings and recommendations at the next <br />CJPP advisory boazd meeting. The meeting is scheduled for February 24,1999. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the report as <br />information. <br />